தடவை

Tamil

Etymology

Related to தரம் (taram). Cognate with Telugu తడవ (taḍava).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
IPA^(key): /t̪ɐɖɐʋɐɪ̯/
IPA^(key): /d̪ɐɖɐʋɐɪ̯/

Noun

தடவை • (taṭavai) (colloquial)

time, instance, occurrence, turn
Synonym: முறை (muṟai)

ஒரு தடவை தான் பண்ணினேன்
oru taṭavai tāṉ paṇṇiṉēṉ
I only did (it) once
instalment
Synonym: (formal) தவணை (tavaṇai)

References

Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “தடவை”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]

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